Firearms are Third Leading Cause of Death Among US Children

Firearm related deaths are the third leading cause of death overall among US children aged 1 to 17 years and the second leading cause of injury-related death. Previous studies examined selected outcomes or certain types of firearm injuries.

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Nearly 1300 children die and 5790 are treated for gunshot wounds each year. Boys, older children, and minorities are disproportionately affected. Although unintentional firearm deaths among children declined from 2002 to 2014 and firearm homicides declined from 2007 to 2014, firearm suicides decreased between 2002 and 2007 and then showed a significant upward trend from 2007 to 2014. Rates of firearm homicide among children are higher in many Southern states and parts of the Midwest relative to other parts of the country. Firearm suicides are more dispersed across the United States with some of the highest rates occurring in Western states. Firearm homicides of younger children often occurred in multivictim events and involved intimate partner or family conflict; older children more often died in the context of crime and violence. Firearm suicides were often precipitated by situational and relationship problems. The shooter playing with a gun was the most common circumstance surrounding unintentional firearm deaths of both younger and older children.

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Folksonomies: gun ownership second amendment firearms

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 Childhood Firearm Injuries in the United States
Periodicals>Journal Article:  Fowler, Dahlberg, Haileyesus, Gutierrez, Bacon (Apr 4, 2017), Childhood Firearm Injuries in the United States, Journal of Pediatrics, Retrieved on 2018-03-20
Folksonomies: gun ownership


Schemas

20 MAR 2018

 Science of Gun Ownership

Owning a gun is contraindicated to home security and personal safety.
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